CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: PROF. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

World / Europe

Lufthansa cabin crew union stages all-day strike at smaller airlines 20 Oct 2019 - 10:32 am
(FILES) This file photo taken on November 6, 2015 shows a cabin staff of German airline Lufthansa holding a placard during a demonstration outside the airport in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany. AFP / DANIEL ROLAND
UK PM sends unsigned letter to EU asking for Brexit delay 20 Oct 2019 - 10:10 am
Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks ahead of a vote on his renegotiated Brexit deal, on what has been dubbed
Catalan leaders demand talks with Madrid as thousands protest again 20 Oct 2019 - 09:16 am
Demonstrators celebrate after police leave the area during a protest, after a verdict in a trial over a banned independence referendum, in Barcelona, Spain, October 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca
UK Brexit vote amendment would allow fresh delay 19 Oct 2019 - 04:25 pm
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows expelled Conservative MP Oliver Letwin speaking to move his amendment and explain its purpose and effect in the House of Commons in London on October 19, 2
Angry over Brexit, thousands gather in London demanding new referendum 19 Oct 2019 - 02:33 pm
EU supporters march as parliament sits on a Saturday for the first time since the 1982 Falklands War, to discuss Brexit in London, Britain, October 19, 2019. REUTERS/Simon Dawson
Catalan regional leader calls for talks with Madrid following clashes 19 Oct 2019 - 01:58 pm
Spanish police officers and drivers stand on the motorway in Le Perthus near the Franco-Spanish border as Catalan demonstrators block the Spanish motorway during Catalonia's general strike, France, October 19, 2019, 2019. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau
15 die in dam collapse at Siberian gold mine 19 Oct 2019 - 01:24 pm
This handout picture released by the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry on October 19, 2019, shows a flooding after a dam failure in a gold miners village close to the town of Shchetinkino, about 250 km from the city of Krasnoyarsk. AFP PHOTO / RUSSIAN
Friday's riots in Barcelona leave at least 62 injured 19 Oct 2019 - 09:38 am
Police officers intervene in protesters during clashes near the Police headquarters in Barcelona, on October 18, 2019, on the day that separatists have called a general strike and a mass rally. (Adria Puig - Anadolu Agency)
Can Boris Johnson pull off the impossible? Count the votes 18 Oct 2019 - 08:41 pm
Boris Johnson listens in the audience as Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid speaks on the second day of the annual Conservative Party conference in Manchester, on September 30, 2019. AFP / Oli Scarff
Brexit: Divisive force in the making 18 Oct 2019 - 08:41 pm
So Brexit, one of the most divisive factors in British society and the kingdom, could actually bring down the curtain on the once-mighty United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, downsizing it within a few years to the Kingdom of England and W
Brexit basics: What is Brexit and why does it matter? 18 Oct 2019 - 06:55 pm
Illustration file picture of postal ballot papers ahead of the June 23, 2016  Brexit referendum. Reuters / Russell Boyce
Britain's 'Super Saturday' Brexit showdown in parliament 18 Oct 2019 - 06:55 pm
Cleaners abseil down one of the faces of Big Ben to clean and polish the clock face above the Houses of Parliament in central London, August 19, 2014. Reuters/Toby Melville
EU fails to launch membership talks with Balkans hopefuls 18 Oct 2019 - 04:39 pm
Kosovo Albanian pedestrian walking past a replica football jersey of Switzerland midfielder Granit Xhaka outside a shop in the Kosovo capital Pristina on June 18, 2018. AFP / Armend Nimani
Macron says does not want further Brexit delay 18 Oct 2019 - 04:39 pm
French President Emmanuel Macron talks with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker as they attend the second day of the EU leaders summit in Brussels, October 18, 2019. Reuters/Toby Melville
Boris Johnson might not even get his Brexit vote on saturday 18 Oct 2019 - 04:39 pm
Prime Minister Boris Johnson and British Permanent Representative to the EU Tim Barrow depart the European Council after EU leaders summit in Brussels, October 18, 2019. Reuters/Francois Lenoir
British PM scrambles to sell Brexit deal to MPs 18 Oct 2019 - 01:22 pm
 British Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a press conference during the European Union Heads of States and Governments Leaders Summit in Brussels, Belgium on October 17, 2019. ( Dursun Aydemir - Anadolu Agency )
Five years on, is the UK's landmark anti-slavery law fit for purpose? 18 Oct 2019 - 04:28 am
Cleaners abseil down one of the faces of Big Ben to clean and polish the clock face above the Houses of Parliament in central London, August 19, 2014. Reuters / Toby Melville
Suspect or slave? Children caught in drug trade pose test for UK police 18 Oct 2019 - 03:28 am
Armed police personnel patrol near London's Trafalgar Square on August 4, 2016. AFP